My Greek reality: In undergrad, I was a Division 1 athlete, Dean's list, sorority officer. I have six girlfriends I consider my best college friends: three from my team, three from my chapter. I was able to afford to be a part of both my team and my chapter (the dues for each were about $20 different from each other per year) by working a part time job. I am now an adviser to a new chapter my sorority is opening at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. These undergraduate women who are forming this chapter are some of the smartest, most accomplished, kindest, most enthusiastic women I have ever had the pleasure to come across in my life. The alumnae of my sorority who are helping to start this chapter come from the east coast, Texas, Wisconsin, California, and are caring, successful women who would do anything to help a sister or just about anyone else they come across. These women have set me up with career contacts, helped me find an apartment, and taken me out when I've felt down. Some of these women are twice my age, and still feel the bonds of sisterhood that were established through our shared values and traditions. Not only do we spend our time assisting the chapter, but at every meeting we donate our money or our time to a worthy cause.

I realize that if you are a Greek hater this won't change your mind much. But please realize that for many of the women who frequent this site, our Greek experiences helped shaped us into the women we are: smart, funny, snarky, feminist. These experiences were very important to us, and that is why so many Greek women get upset when so much that we care about is dismissed as "you paid for friends." I'd pay five times what I paid in college for the experiences my sorority has given me.

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I'm proud to be a mouthy feminist, a Texan AND a Kappa Delta.

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I can't imagine.

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